Greek Macaroni Squares(Pastitsio) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large onions, finely chopped
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. salt
14 oz. elbow macaroni
1/2 lb. grated cheese (Romano, Parmesan or Kefalotiri)
cinnamon
custard sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation

In a large frying pan, saute onions in butter until golden; add meat until browned.
Add tomato sauce, cinnamon, salt and garlic; cover and simmer 1/2 hour or until thickened.
Cook macaroni in salted water until barely tender (about 12 minutes); drain and rinse under cold water.
Drain thoroughly.
Butter a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Alternate layers of macaroni, meat sauce and cheese. Dust with cinnamon.
Pour custard sauce over macaroni.